Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County

The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is a Dependent Special District created by the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Act, Chapter 2001-331. We provide an economical and environmentally conscious integrated solid waste management system, and have done so since our creation more than 40 years ago. This award-winning, world-renown integrated system of facilities includes 7 Home Chemical & Recycling Centers, 6 transfer stations, 2 landfills (Class I and Class III), 1 renewable energy facility (with another one to come online in mid-2015), 1 vegetation processing facility, 1 materials recycling facility, 1 biosolids pelletizer, and more than 300-acres of a greenways and trail system that includes a bird rookery.